PALEOTHERE
Pa"le*o*there, n. Etym: [F. paléothère.] (Paleon.)
Defn: Any species of Paleotherium.
PALEOTHERIAN
Pa`le*o*the"ri*an, a. Etym: [F. paléothérien.] (Paleon.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to Paleotherium.
PALEOTHERIUM
Pa`le*o*the"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)
Defn: An extinct genus of herbivorous Tertiary mammals, once supposed to have resembled the tapir in form, but now known to have had a more slender form, with a long neck like that of a llama. [Written also Palæotherium.]
PALEOTHEROID
Pa`le*o*the"roid, Etym: [Paleothere + -oid.] (Paleon.)
Defn: Resembling Paleotherium.
— n.
Defn: An animal resembling, or allied to, the paleothere.
PALEOTYPE
Pa"le*o*type, n.